Korean J Med.  2017 Feb;92(1):99-102. 10.3904/kjm.2017.92.1.99.

Septic Arthritis Caused by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Bacteremia in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College Medicine, Seoul, Korea. paihj@hanyang.ac.kr

Abstract

Septic arthritis is rarely caused by anaerobic bacteria, which is mostly secondary to hematogenous dissemination among the immunocompromised host. We report a patient of septic arthritis on the right knee joint caused by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. To the best of knowledge, this is the first report of septic arthritis caused by Bacteroides spp. in Korea.

Keyword

Bacteroides thetaiotamicron; Arthritis, Infectious; Bacteria, Anaerobic

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Infectious*
Bacteremia*
Bacteria, Anaerobic
Bacteroides*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Knee Joint
Korea
Multiple Myeloma*
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